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After setting an NHL record by winning 15 of their first 16 games to start the season, the Jets have fallen off significantly, winning only five of their next 13. That said, Hellebuyck has remained brilliant between the pipes and is a leading candidate to repeat as the Vezina trophy winner. He has a sublime 2.14 GAA and .925 SV% in 22 games (17-5-0). The Jets enter Tuesday's contest against -134 home favorites against a Boston Bruins club riding a season-best four-game winning streak.

Saros will make his league-leading 24th start of the season when the Predators host the Flames on Tuesday. Saros is in the midst of a six game losing streak, registering a lowly .886 SV% across that span. He still owns a .910 SV% on the season despite the poor stretch of play, but a lack of goal support has his record sitting at 6-12-5. Luckily for Saros, he has a great chance of getting back in the win column on Tuesday as the Predators enter action at -180 on the money line.

Dustin Wolf was beaten six times in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, and the Flames will revert to Vladar between the pipes on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. The 27-year-old Vladar has started four of the last six games (1-2-1) and has a 2.74 GAA and .900 SV% in 14 games this season (5-5-4). The Flames enter Tuesday's contest as +156 road underdogs against a Predators club they defeated 2-0 on November 15th.

A former first-round pick in 2020, Mukhamadullin is yet to play an NHL game this season. The 22-year-old defenceman has zero goals and six assists in 14 AHL games this season. Jack Thompson is expected to be sent down in a corresponding move.

Hutton fills in for Scott Mayfield, who will miss Tuesday's game with an illness. Hutton has zero goals and two assists in 11 games this season.

Mayfield is battling an illness and and as a result will miss his first game of the 2024-25 season. The 32-year-old defenseman is averaging 18:16 time-on-ice, recording five points (1G / 4A), a +10 plus/minus, 58 blocks, and 53 hits in 29 games.

Grundstrom will make way for Nikolai Kovalenko, who will make his Sharks debut after being acquired from the Avalanche on Monday. Grundstrom has zero goals and four assists in 25 games this season.

Puljujarvi will take a seat on Tuesday in order to make way for the return of Philip Tomasino (upper-body). Puljujarvi has three goals and five assists in 21 games this season.

Tomasino did not play on Saturday, and his status for Tuesday's game against the Colorado Avalanche remains uncertain. The 23-year-old Tomasino has been productive since joining the Penguins, scoring four points (3G / 1A) in five games while averaging 14:59 time-on-ice, nearing four minutes more than the 11:18 he was playing in Nashville.

Smith was an additional piece in a trade with Mackenzie Blackwood that sent Alexandar Georgiev and Nikolai Kovalenko to San Jose Sharks on Monday. The 26-year-old Smith was limited to only six games with the Sharks this season, averaging 6:17 time-on-ice in a fourth-line role, and will likely serve a similar role in his new home with the Avalanche.

Kovalenko will make his Sharks debut after being acquired in a trade from the Colorado Avalanche yesterday. The 25-year-old Kovalenko showed glimpses of the talent that made him an offensive standout with Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo (KHL), but limited deployment in Colorado likely stunted the opportunity for true success. In 28 games, Kovalenko has eight points (4G / 4A) and will likely get an opportunity for better deployment in his new home with the Sharks.

The Hurricanes are battling a tough stretch, losing four of their last five, and will roll with Kochetkov between the pipes for a fourth straight game. The 25-year-old Kochetkov has had an up-and-down 2024-25 campaign, posting a 2.68 GAA and .893 SV% through 16 appearances (11-4-0). He has allowed three or more goals in four straight outings (1-2-0), posting an ugly .854 SV%. The Hurricanes enter Tuesday's contest as enormous -500 home favorites against a San Jose Sharks club outscored 11-2 in their last two games (0-2-0).

Domi has not played since November 16th, missing the last eight games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. The 29-year-old Domi has struggled with the Maple Leaf this season, going without a point in 13 straight games.

Mark Friedman will make his season debut on Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues, sending Brannstrom to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 25-year-old Brannstrom is averaging 14:57 time-on-ice, recording seven points (3G / 4A) in 23 games this season.

Friedman has played 88 career games in the NHL but has had trouble solidifying himself on a roster. The 28-year-old defenseman has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL with the Abbotsford Canucks, scoring four points (1G / 3A) in eight games.

Smith was the 17th overall pick of the New Jersey Devils in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft but has had trouble establishing himself at the NHL level. The 24-year-old puck-moving defenseman has not played an NHL game since a nine-game stint with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2022-23 season.

Pierre-Olivier Joseph will draw back into the Blues' lineup on Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks, resulting in Perunovich being a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Perunovich is averaging 14:59 time-on-ice, recording four points (2G / 4A), 18 blocks, and nine hits through 18 games.

Scott Perunovich will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks, allowing Joseph to re-enter the lineup. The 25-year-old Joseph is averaging 13:31 time-on-ice through 20 games this season, recording two points (0G / 2A), 12 blocks, and 10 hits.

Hofer has only started two of the last nine games but was stellar in both (2-0-0), allowing three combined goals and posting an excellent .942 SV%. The 24-year-old will return to the crease on Tuesday, hoping to improve his 2.93 GAA and .904 SV% through eight games this season (5-3-0). The Blues enter Tuesday's contest as +156 road underdogs against a Vancouver Canucks club welcoming Thatcher Demko into their crease for the first time this season.